Articles Tagged ‘Upgrade’

This article shows to how correctly install Cisco VPN Client (32 & 64 bit) on Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) using simple steps, overcome the ‘This app can’t run on this PC’ installation error, plus fix the Reason 442: Failed to enable Virtual Adapter error message. The article applies to New Windows 10 installations or Upgrades from earlier Windows versions and all versions before or after Windows 10 build 1511. We also include all required VPN files directly downloadable from Firewall.cx to save time and trouble from broken 3rd-party links.

To simplify the article and help users quickly find what they are after, we’ve broken it into the following two sections:

How to Install Cisco VPN client on Windows 10(clean installation or upgrade from previous Windows), including Windows 10 build prior or after build 1511.

The instructions below are for new or clean Windows 10 installations. Users who just upgraded to Windows 10 from an earlier Windows version, will need to first uninstall their SonicWALL VPN Client & Cisco VPN client, then proceed with the instructions below.

Download and install the SonicWALL Global VPN Client from Firewall.cx’s Cisco Tools & Applications section. This is required so that the DNE Lightweight filter network client is installed on your workstation. You can later on remove the SonicWall Global Client.

Note: If you receive the Windows message “This app can’t run on this PC”, go to the folder where the Cisco VPN client was extracted and run the “vpnclient_setup.msi” file. If you don’t remember where the file was extracted, execute the downloaded file again and select an extraction path e.g c:\temp\ciscovpn\ so you know where to look for it.

This article will show how to download and upload the newer AnyConnect 4.x VPN clients to your CiscoASA Firewall appliance (5500 & 5500-X Series) and configure WebVPN so that the newer AnyConnect VPN client is used and distributed to the remote VPN clients.

The Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN has become the VPN standard for Cisco equipment, replacing the older CiscoIPSec VPN Client. With the introduction of the newer 4.x AnyConnect, Cisco has made dramatic changes to their licensing and features supported. Our Cisco AnyConnect 4.x Licensing article explains the differences with the newer 4.x licensing and has all the details to help organizations of any size migrate from 3.x AnyConnect to 4.x. You’ll also find the necessary Cisco ordering codes along with their caveats.

Figure 1. Cisco AnyConnect v4.x

The latest AnyConnect client at the time of writing is version 4.2.02075, which is available for Cisco customers with AnyConnect Plus or Apex licenses. Cisco provides both head-end and standalone installer files. The head-end files (.pkg extension) are deployed on the Cisco ASA Firewall and automatically downloaded by the VPN clients once authenticated via the web browser.